Transport modal share in London after coronavirus

Caroline Russell: What is the Transport for London (TfL) estimate for the current split of journeys by mode of transport in inner and outer London?

The Mayor: The pandemic has severely affected travel demand and mode shares across London. This is due to a combination of lockdown provisions and adaptations by individuals and businesses to the challenges posed by coronavirus. A further impact of the pandemic has been that Transport for London (TfL) was unable to carry out certain surveys over the spring/summer, which has adversely affected its ability to accurately estimate some of the changes.
TfL has nevertheless produced indicative estimates for periods in spring and summer 2020. It is not possible to derive similar estimates for inner and outer London separately, and therefore the accompanying table gives London wide averages. These are indicative working estimates based on the limited available data. Because of data constraints, they are not directly comparable to TfL’s historical annual estimates of mode share, published in its annual Travel in London reports. These are likely to be revised in the future as better data emerges.
It is important to note that there have been dramatic reductions in the overall demand for travel. Indeed, at the height of the pandemic in the spring of this year TfL estimates that overall trip levels in London fell by half from circa 27 million trips a day to nearer 14 million trips a day.
See the accompanying data chart for the analysis.

Transport Workers and Covid-19 (1)

Keith Prince: In your response to Question 2020/2533, you identify 3 “partner organisations” where 4 employees died from Covid-19. What services were Interserve, Cleshar, ABM providing TfL, where were these services carried out and for which Business Unit were they working?

The Mayor: Interserve provide security services and ABM deliver cleaning services, across the whole of the Transport for London estate. Cleshar provide labour for track work for rail services only.

Maintenance of Greenery on TfL Roads

Navin Shah: In February I raised the issue of overgrown shrubs on Argenta Way in Brent, which are protruding into the road and blocking a road sign, with TfL. I was promised further info in March, but now 6 months later have received no update. Can an update please be provided?

The Mayor: I am sorry for the delay in responding to you on this matter. While Transport for London (TfL) operates London Overground services along this line, the track and adjacent land on which the shrubs are planted, is owned and maintained by Network Rail.
TfL has raised this issue with Network Rail requesting that this problem is resolved. They have committed to providing your office with an update and confirming a future Network Rail contact for your office.